Quotable notables

Some of the best celebrity quotations of 2012, courtesy of MSNBC:

• “If they have a problem with spokespeople, what about the
Pillsbury Doughboy? He runs around without any pants on, basically begging for
people to poke his belly. What kind of message is that?” —
Ellen DeGeneres, on One Million Moms protesting her presence in advertising for
J.C. Penney

• “I figure, if somebody’s dumb enough to ask me to go to a political convention and say
something, they’re going to have to take what they get.” —
Clint Eastwood on
Extra, about his chat with a chair during the GOP convention